Identification Guide to North American Passerines: A Compendium of Information on Identifying, Aging, and Sexing Passerines in the Hand

Very good used paperback. Creased, rubbed covers. Light spotting to outer edge of textblock. Tight binding and bright, clean interior. First edition, third printing.

A detailed manual for the identification of North American song birds, particularly helpful for bird banders who are often challenged to identify the age, sex or subspecies of a bird in the hand. For advanced birders it offers identification details not easily found elsewhere.

By Peter Pyle, Steve N.G. Howell, Robert P. Yunick, David F. DeSante. Illustrations by Steve N.G. Howell. A product of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory.